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Anti-seizure medication has a new target
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Anti-seizure medication has a new target

by Will Doss, Northwestern University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An anti-seizure medication acts on unexpected molecular targets, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Designed to target AMPA receptors in the brain, the medication—called perampanel—turns out to also modulate kainate receptors, according to Geoffrey Swanson, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and senior...

Common anti-seizure medication associated with elevated fracture risk in kids with epilepsy
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Common anti-seizure medication associated with elevated fracture risk in kids with epilepsy

One of the two most prescribed anti-seizure medications may increase the risk of fractures for children with epilepsy, a Michigan Medicine study found. The paper, published in Epilepsia, examined the effects of levetiracetam and oxcarbazepine, two common anti-seizure medications, on bone fragility of children between the ages of four and 13. Researchers found that levetiracetam was not related to...